Expert Designer, Field Sports Materials Design

Nike • Beaverton, OR

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About The Position

As an Expert Designer in Field Sports, you will be working hand in hand with a large project team of different professionals (engineers, researchers, scientists, marketing, testing, sustainability, materials, costing, etc.), collaborate within the design community (industrial designers, materials, color, graphics, computational, etc.), and mentor other designers. This role reports directly to the Senior Manager, Field Sports Color & Material Design. We’re looking for an exceptional Expert Footwear Materials Designer to combine their experience, problem-solving abilities, and creativity to help create the future of Nike Footwear Materials. The category you will be working in is the Field Sports Footwear team, which includes Diamond (Baseball), American Football, and Cricket. The ideal teammate will be a highly creative problem solver. This is someone who doesn’t settle for anything less than the best design and materials solutions, to meet the needs of the consumer on and off the court. They’ll be focused on elevating the consumer experience by creating materials that are performance and trend-relevant for a range of products while driving an emotional connection to materials for the consumer through the use of narrative and storytelling and by pushing the edges of sustainable footwear material design.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.
• At least 8 years’ experience in materials design for wearable product
• Ability to translate consumer knowledge and insights into product solutions and narratives
• Strong Photoshop, Illustrator skills
• Ability to create/set design direction and material toolbox for silo or product collection.
• Ability to effectively communicate, and present design concepts to internal teams and external partners.
• Solid knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials
• Experienced with presentation programs: Keynote, PowerPoint, Acrobat, etc.
• Ability and passion to lead, mentor, and onboard Design teammates
• Extraordinary teammate, and humble leader
• Collaborator with skill in connecting the dots
• Speaks up with courage for self and the team
• Open-minded, good listener, receptive to candid feedback and diverse points of view

Nice To Haves

• Cobbling and prototyping skills are a plus
• Knowledge and experience with sustainable design and manufacturing are a plus

Responsibilities

• Creating concepts and developments on a range of material designs for the Field Sports (Baseball, American football, and Cricket) segments of Nike.
• Working on elevating new technologies that influence brand-new models, as well as on seasonal narratives elevating existing materials for our classics and iconic products.
• Aiming for product excellence by partnering with key stakeholders cross-functionally on the product creations process, and help bring the vision for the future of Nike Field Sports products to life.
• Unleashing creativity with a focus on sustainability and leveraging consumer insights to inform our creative response.
• Focusing on how we drive innovation and cultural connections embedded into our designs to create separation.
• Mentoring other designers.
• Partnering closely with NXT to identify, evaluate, and integrate emerging innovations into the product creation process and product portfolio.
• Contributing and aligning to shared team culture and behaviors.
• Making connections with other Design groups.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior